New “terrorist” attack repelled in northern Togo
The Togolese army said on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack carried out on Monday evening by “armed terrorist groups” that left “a few […]
Côte d’Ivoire
Ivorian activist Pulchérie Gbalet arrested again
The Ivorian civil society leader Pulchérie Gbalet, who had already been briefly arrested and detained on her return from Mali three weeks ago, was arrested […]
Simone Gbagbo launches her own party
In Côte d’Ivoire, the former first lady Simone Gbagbo, created her political party, two years before the presidential elections of 2025. She thus breaks politically […]
Macky Sall mediates between Bamako and Abidjan
He spent a few hours in Bamako before flying in the afternoon to N’Djamena: Macky Sall, President of Senegal and current President of the African […]
Mali: The Ivorian soldiers charged and imprisoned for “undermining state security’’, negotiations still going on
The 49 Ivorian soldiers detained for more than a month in Mali were charged and imprisoned on Friday 12 August for “undermining state security”. They […]
Ouattara meets Thiam, a former minister and returning international banker
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara met Monday in Abidjan with Tidjane Thiam, a former minister and international banker, on the day of his return to the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Alassane Ouattara pardons former President Gbagbo
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara announced on Saturday that he had pardoned his predecessor and former rival Laurent Gbagbo, who was handed a 20-year prison sentence […]
Release of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali “may take a while”, admits Abidjan
The process of obtaining the release of 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Bamako for three weeks “may be long”, the Ivorian government spokesman acknowledged in […]
Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali: Togolese mediator receives delegations
Delegations from Mali and Côte d’Ivoire were received Thursday morning in Lomé by the Togolese presidency in order to “find a quick solution” to the […]
Blaise Compaoré “asks forgiveness” to the Sankara family
The former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, “asked for forgiveness” to […]